Serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor as a predictor of lymph node metastasis in early gastric cancer.

Background: In the present study, we investigated the clinical significance of serum soluble IL-2R as a predictor of lymph node metastasis in patients with early gastric cancer.

Patients And Methods: Seventy-four patients with early gastric cancer were enrolled in this study. Levels of serum soluble IL-2R were measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.